See Also: Giant cell arteritis(medicine)
Arteritis, giant cell(health)
Giant cell arteritis(health)
Giant cell(medicine)
giant cell hepatitis(medicine)
giant cell granuloma(medicine)
giant cell fibroma(medicine)
giant cell epulis(medicine)
Langhans giant cell(medicine)
giant cell carcinoma(medicine)

Arteritis, giant cell (health)


A chronic vascular disease, most often involving the carotid artery system, that can lead to blindness and/or stroke, Giant cell arteritis (also called temporal arteritis) is detected by a biopsy of an artery, and is treated with high dose cortisone.